THE TATARAIMAKA DISPUTE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 111, 1 May 1908, Page 3

THE TATARAIMAKA DISPUTE.

SALMON v. SALMON. The hearing of the charge by Mary Ann Salmon that she had been unlawfully deserted by her husband, William Salmon, and left without adequate means of support, was continued yesterday morning. The defendant's evidence was to the effect that his marital troubles only commenced about six years ago, and the troubles arose from his refusal to give his wife money to buy further supplies of "Orange Lily." a drug winch she had been taking, and which he considered was affecting her intellect. He absolutely denied having ill-treated her, and asserted that, on the contrary /ie had done the whole of the linuseiicirt work himself when she was unwell, lie had recently been away to Te Amha ) get the benefit of the hot springs, the witness explaining that he was partially crippled as the result of an accident, ("ross-examined, he admitted that although the complainant had gone into | the Xew Plymnmh Hospital with bis ■.consent he hail sent lier no nionev >mee | --V- entered the institution. That was jin December. 19W>. He knew that prior I to August last she hail received nioney *oii) her ?on. who was managing the i. •«. fanL .-aid he would give his de rhe . \ morning, ci-ion thk